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6) Theaters
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Examines the history, design, construction, and uses of theaters and describes some notable examples.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Opera houses have been created by some of the most talented architects and designers of their generations, inspiring centuries of veneration from audiences, filled with royalty and commoners alike. In this book, photographer Guillaume de Laubier and journalist Antoine Pecqueur explore more than 25 of the world's most beautiful opera houses, from Tokyo to Covent Garden, from Oslo to Chicago, from Milan to New York. The buildings are described in their...
Author
Series
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"There was a time when seeing a movie meant more than seeing a film. The theater itself shaped the very perception of events onscreen. This multilayered history tells the story of American film through the evolution of theater architecture and the surprisingly varied ways movies were shown, ranging from Edison's 1896 projections to the 1968 Cinerama premiere of Stanley Kubrick's '2001'. The study matches distinct architectural forms to movie styles,...